Wedge-shaped project tops out near Beltline, MARTA station Josh Green Mon, 03/17/2025 - 14:13 Another three dozen housing units are quickly taking shape in West End on a lot that had been vacant for well over a decade near the Atlanta Beltline and a MARTA station.
The wedge-shaped infill project stands in the shadow of elevated MARTA tracks at 889 Lee St. SW, less than a block north of the mixed-use Lee + White warehouse district, and the Beltline’s Westside Trail beyond that.
A Chevron gas station borders one edge of the site, and a street called Rose Circle the other. MARTA’s West End station is about two blocks farther north.
Filings with Atlanta’s Department of City Planning indicate the project will include 36 apartments and 39 parking spaces on what had been a grassy, empty lot.
Duluth-based United Family Homes is developing the project, according to building permit filings. Inquiries to that company for construction updates and details on forthcoming rentals have not been returned.
“Lee Street in [Southwest] Atlanta represents a tremendous challenge to area residents—and an opportunity for a safe connection for people outside of cars,” reads a description of the project on the company’s website.
How the topped-out, three-story project meets Lee Street between West End's MARTA station and the Lee + White district today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Projected look of facades in the 800 block of Lee Street.Gamble + Gamble Architects
Site plans indicate the project was designed by seasoned Atlanta firm Gamble + Gamble Architects, whose work includes the Hotel Clermont renovation and more recently the Lyric Lofts building in Castleberry Hill and Walker Place Townhomes in Edgewood.
The vacant .85 acres in question last traded for $676,000 in 2019, according to Fulton County property records. An Alpharetta-based LLC called United Apartments at Lee Street is listed as the owner today. Land development at the site started more than two years ago.
Southernmost flank of the 36-unit project today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The .85-acre construction site in relation to MARTA's Gold and Red lines, Lee + White, and the Beltline. Google Maps
As reported on these pages last week, another West End housing development—23 townhomes in two phases—is also underway on the opposite side of the Lee + White district along White Street.
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The .85-acre construction site in relation to MARTA's Gold and Red lines, Lee + White, and the Beltline. Google Maps
How the topped-out, three-story project meets Lee Street between West End's MARTA station and the Lee + White district today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How 36 units are being wedged into an oddly shaped site at 889 Lee St. Gamble + Gamble Architects
Projected look of facades in the 800 block of Lee Street.Gamble + Gamble Architects
Southernmost flank of the 36-unit project today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Entry to the community's parking area off Lee Street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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